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I became a councillor to change people’s lives. It left me drained, bewildered and burned out | Kimberly McIntosh

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I became a councillor to change people’s lives. It left me drained, bewildered and burned out

A career in politics was my dream, but the pressures were too great. Quitting was best for me and for those I was there to serve, says author Kimberly McIntosh
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James Baker
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What a good article I did 10 years of public service as a Councillor while trying to work and be a good dad and husband and it took its toil on me. We need to make the role into something working people can afford to do.

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@Zoë O'Connell In an ideal world the party would be a valuable resource and support mechanism for helping campaigners and councillors deal with the load. In practice it can be the source of a lot of the pressure. Perhaps unthinkingly, perhaps because the sort of people drawn to public service are the sort of people who find it hard to say no to just one more thing.
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